Euro 2020: 10 interesting stats from the Round of 16

#6 Switzerland beat France at Euro 2020, reach the quarter-final of a major tournament for the first time in 67 years

Jan Sommer is joined by his euphoric teammates after Switzerland beat France at Euro 2020.

In one of the most entertaining games of Euro 2020, Switzerland beat reigning world champions France in a penalty shootout after a six-goal thriller in Bucharest. Trailing 1-3 with 15 minutes to go, Haris Seferovic scored his second goal of the night before Mario Gavranovic struck from outside the box to force extra time.

In the ensuing penalty shootout, Switzerland scored each of their five penalties, but Kylian Mbappe saw his spot-kick saved by Yann Sommer to confirm Les Bleus' elimination.

The result marked Switzerland's first quarter-final at a major tournament in 67 years. They made the last-eight on home soil at the 1954 World Cup but lost to Austria in a dramatic 12-goal thriller.

67 – For the first time in 67 years (World Cup 1954), Switzerland have reached the quarter final of a major tournament. Upset. #FRASUI #SUI #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/B2ShFxmkwZ

— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) June 28, 2021

Switzerland will meet Spain for a place in the Euro 2020 semi-final.

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#5 Croatia-Spain produce the second-highest-scoring match in European Championships history

Spain celebrate after their dramatic win over Croatia in extra time.

Spain and Croatia produced an all-time European Championship classic when they met in Copenhagen for a place in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.

After Croatia took the lead against the run of play, courtesy of a bizarre own goal, Spain responded with three goals to lead 3-1 in the 85th minute. But Mislav Orsic halved the deficit before Mario Pasalic scored in the 92nd minute to force extra time.

A shell-shocked Spain responded decisively in extra time, though, with Alvaro Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal scoring without reply to eliminate the 2018 FIFA World Cup finalists. La Furia Roja could have added further gloss to the scoreline but hit the woodwork in the dying moments of the game.

With eight goals, Croatia-Spain marked the second-highest goalscoring match in European Championship history. In the competition's inaugural edition, Yugoslavia beat France 5-4, which remains the highest-scoring match in the competition.

2 - With eight goals scored, Croatia (3) and Spain (5) produced the second-highest-scoring match in European Championship history, after France v Yugoslavia in the 1960 semi-finals (9 – 5-4 to Yugoslavia). Entertaining. #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/3ew9EN605z

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 28, 2021

Spain will now take on Switzerland in St. Petersburg for a place in the Euro 2020 semi-final.

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#4 Pedri scores the longest-ever own goal in European Championship history

Pedri reacts after his seemingly innocuous long-range backpass was inexplicably missed by the goalkeeper.

Staying with the Spain-Croatia game, it was La Furia Roja who dominated the game's opening exchanges when Pedri, under pressure from Croatia players, played out a seemingly innocuous back pass to his goalkeeper.

However, Unai Simon barely made contact with the ball and watched helplessly as the ball trickled into his own net. By all accounts, that was Simon's own goal, as the pass should have been comfortably sent upfield by the goalkeeper.

That marked the longest own goal scored at the European Championship and the first from outside the box.

49 - Spanish midfielder Pedri’s own-goal came at a distance of 49 yards, the longest-ever own-goal netted in the European Championships and the first one ever from outside the box. Clanger. #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/pzg6aF5zw2

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 28, 2021

Despite the setback, Spain regrouped and eventually hung on for a dramatic win to reach the Euro 2020 semi-final.